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dummy spit

dummy spit noun: the act of overreacting (as an adult) to a situation childishly, in an angry or frustrated manner.

Noun

dummy spit (plural dummy spits)

  1. (Australia, idiomatic, informal) The act of overreacting (as an adult) to a situation childishly, in an angry or frustrated manner.
    • Did you hear about John's dummy spit over the management changeover?
    Synonyms:
    tantrum

Synonyms of dummy spit

Forms of dummy spit

pluraldummy spits

Origin of dummy spit

From when babies have tantrums, and spit out any dummy that they may be sucking.

Questions about dummy spit

What does dummy spit mean?
Dummy spit means the act of overreacting (as an adult) to a situation childishly, in an angry or frustrated manner.
What part of speech is dummy spit?
Dummy spit is a noun.
What is the plural of dummy spit?
The plural of dummy spit is dummy spits.

Words near dummy spit in the dictionary

  1. dummy pronoun
  2. dummy pronouns
  3. dummy run
  4. dummy runs
  5. dummy scissors
  6. dummy spit
  7. dummy spits
  8. dummy subject
  9. dummy subjects
  10. dummy text
  11. dummy texts

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